I rarely need to pick up my jaw off the floor, but I couldn’t help it after watching ‘Portal: No Escape’. Directed by Dan Trachtenberg (@dannyTRS), ‘Portal: No Escape’ stars Danielle Rayne (@DanielleRayne) as the lead in a short based on the popular video game, ‘Portal’ by Valve. Dan premiered his short fan-made film at this year’s San Diego Comic Con which was received with a standing ovation! One of the best parts of ‘Portal: No Escape’ has to be the great balance of sci-fi and realism. Films based on video games has never really been popular in Hollywood or the general movie-goer, but after watching ‘Portal: No Escape’, I feel like there is some hope. Now, we just need Hollywood to give Dan the director’s job and a proper budget to created a full-length Portal feature!
Hit the jump and check out ‘Portal: No Escape’!
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Wow. This is so impressive, I don’t know what to say. Everyone is familiar with the weighted Companion Cube from Valve Corporation’s hit puzzle platform video game, ‘Portal’. Over the years, we have seen them recreated as papercraft, cakes, and more. However, I don’t think anyone has seen a Companion Cube case mod for a computer. Back in late 2009, “zAAm” decided to create a scaled down custom case mod to cleanly fit all the components for a working computer into a 25×25 Companion Cube. This is one hell of a feat considering everything but the actual computer hardware was made from scratch, including the LED lights. I find it mind blowing that he was able to work in the functions of the different components of the computer like the fan vents into the actual Companion Cube without distorting the look of the replica in any way shape or form. I’m not sure about you, but I would think this is just too pretty to actually use. Just the LED lights are cool enough, but to use it to look up porn? Thats a win in any person’s book. You can check here to find out how zAAm created his case mod!
Hit the jump for more pix of this impressive Companion Cube case mod.
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Meet Anli and Laura (of Australia). They are video game and anime (Japanese animation) fanatics. They are also madly in love and recently got married. These two love birds didn’t go the conventional route for their wedding and incorporated many aspects of video games and anime into their ceremony and reception.
We wanted a ceremony that reflected our geeky, romantic, pink aesthetic, while at the same time being profound and meaningful. Our ceremony was themed around the video game. Portal and the anime series Revolutionary Girl Utena We incorporated lots of geeky details, from the table names (Revolution, Sierra, Katara and GLaDOS) to the choice of music. We also kept several traditional elements such as bouquets, dresses and bridesmaids. However, we both walked down the aisle unaccompanied and skipped the garter/bouquet toss.
Oh freakin’ sweet! Anli and Laura’s special day featured everything from Revolutionary Girl Utena cosplay (Anli naturally wears glasses and Laura has pink hair), “Weighted Companion Cube” (from Portal) themed wedding cake and gift boxes, and ripped it on Rock Band with guests. With the assistance of their great friends, they even walk down the aisle to a violin rendition of “Hikaru Sasu Niwa” (Sunlit Garden) which was a song from Revolutionary Girl Utena. Congratulations to Anli and Laura on their marriage. iGeektrooper wishes you happiness and everlasting love. Cheers!
Hit the jump to see some of the gorgeous photos from the wedding!
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